April 2017 NPD Thread! Switch #1 (280k), Mario Kart: 550k

[Teeqoz]

thismeintiel said:

Teeqoz said:

Essentially, but there is a big difference between essentially $199 and actually $199. 

 

But by the time the PS4 is $199, it will have peaked anyway, and will be decreasing, so despite the lower price, the numbers will be lower due to saturation.

When the PS4 drops to $199, it will be BF this year.  That's what I'm most interested to see.  Though, I do think that if it remains $199, which it probably will since the PS4 is still selling for $249, even though that was supposed to just be temporary, it should remain relatively flat for most of the early part of the year.

My main point is, sales won't suddenly explode because the price is dropped below 200. It still has to fight against saturation. I don't mean that sales will drop very quickly, but I think the PS4 has already seen it's best holiday (november-december 2015, namely). Now it's about keeping sales relatively level and slowing the decline.